Headlining the contingent of riders are Jennifer Valente (San Diego, Calif./Exergy TWENTY12), who collected a pair of medals, including a gold in the keirin, at the 2011 event, and Chloe Chepigin (Chappaqua, N.Y./Young Medalists-Team Rothrock), who will be Valente’s teammate in the women’s team sprint. In addition to the women’s team sprint, that duo will contest the women’s 500 meter, women’s keirin and women’s sprint. Valente also is slated to compete in the women’s scratch race. On the men’s side, Kaleb Koch (Glenview, Ill./Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.-ISCorp Cycling Team) earned an automatic spot in the men’s team sprint and the men’s kilo.

After their performances at the 2012 USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships, several riders earned automatic nominations in the endurance events. Among the automatic qualifiers are Alexander Freund (Davis, Calif./Davis Bike Club), who is slated to compete in the men’s omnium, Cesar Lopez (El Paso, Texas/Stage 17 Racing), who is scheduled to contest the men’s points race and Lucas Wardein (Naples, Fla./Florida Velo), who will contest the men’s scratch race. Two women earned automatic nods in endurance events as Tara McCormick (Long Beach, Calif./Exergy TWENTY12), who will compete in the women’s omnium and Valente, who is set to ride in the women’s scratch race. Nadia Latzgo (Fogelsville, Pa./Young Medalists-Team Rothrock), who will compete in the women’s points race, was a discretionary selection.

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